Synonyms of begrudged

begrudged

verb

past tense of begrudge

as in resented

to have a resentful awareness of and desire for (another's possessions or advantages) or to feel resentment toward (someone) over possessions or advantages

I don't begrudge you your success—you earned it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• resented
• envied
• wanted
• craved
• coveted
• desired
• died (for)
• wished (for)
• hungered (for)
• hankered (for or after)
• itched (for)
• longed (for)
• thirsted (for)
• yearned (for)
• ached (for)
• salivated
• lusted (for or after)
• panted (after)
• jonesed (for)
• yenned (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of begrudged

No one would have begrudged him taking the road most traveled. — David Aldridge, New York Times, 25 July 2026

No one back in England, from the King downward, would have begrudged the arrangement. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

Shitty roads, shitty hotel rooms, shitty food, shitty promoters who begrudged them shitty dressing rooms and shittier sound systems. — Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026

Alberto Mendoza hasn’t begrudged the attention his brother has received this season. — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2026

Nobody has begrudged Isak wanting a move to a bigger club with an immediate chance of more glory and money. — Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025

Bad Bunny wrote this as a somber yet urgent plea to protect Puerto Rico’s land and resources from exploitation—and the song features the sound of the coquí, a tiny diva of a frog whose chirps are beloved to islanders—but begrudged by clueless tourists. — Suzy Exposito, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2025